Mrs. McCasland was born in New Haven on April 28, 1939, a daughter of the late Frederick and May (Smith) Hass. She was a 1957 graduate of West Haven High School and was retired from Elim Park in Cheshire where she had worked as a nursing assistant from 1986 to 2001.

Mrs. McCasland is survived by three sons, William McCasland III and his wife, Karen, of Beacon Falls, Paul McCasland of Naugatuck, and Gary McCasland and his wife, Gina, of Hardin, Ill.; two brothers, Donald Lamson and his wife, Sue, of Maine, and Jack Lamson and his wife, Carol, of Branford; three grandchildren, Abigail, Elizabeth and William McCasland; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Dorothy.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013, at the Prospect Memorial Funeral Home, 72 Waterbury Road, Prospect. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Beacon Hose Company #1, 35 North Main St., Beacon Falls, CT 06403.

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